Seth Godin Quotes
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There's times when you're having dinner with a good friend and you're in the middle of a conversation and somebody comes up and cuts you off. Can you sign this? Can I take a picture with you? I'm adjusting to all the attention.
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I think a lot of Bernstein - but not as much as he does.
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I became a member of the faculty at Northwestern University in 1965 but did not complete my thesis until two years later at a graduate ceremony at which Carnegie Institute of Technology became Carnegie-Mellon University. At Northwestern, I was mentored by the 'three Bobs:' Robert Eisner, Robert Strotz and Robert Clower.
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I'm a New Wave baby, so I got very stimulated by foreign film.
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Liberalism will beat totalitarianism by killing it softly, not by mimicking it.
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I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!
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You can't just put any four people together and it goes 'yaaaaah', y'know?
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When a wise man is advised of his errors, he will reflect on and improve his conduct. When his misconduct is pointed out, a foolish man will not only disregard the advice but rather repeat the same error.
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As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.
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We want to make every single interaction in the world into a ready-to-use brick.
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I was constantly told and challenged to live my life as a warrior. As a warrior, you assume responsibility for yourself. The warrior humbles himself. And the warrior learns the power of giving.
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I decided to pursue Christian music in that moment, the moment my music and faith come together, and that how God called me to make Christian music.
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I believe in having fun first, and along the way, if you teach people, if you influence people, well and good.
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Why should I be limited by my own biography?
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The millions of dollars which we devote every year to high-school education are, for the most part, money spent for the retarding of intelligence, the discouragement of efficiency, the stunting of character.
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I missed the Olympic team in 1996 - missed making the team. I tried to make a comeback in my sport, and soon after the Olympic trials, Johann Olav Koss, who is a Norwegian speed-skater, called me up and asked me to be a part of Olympic Aid. Now Olympic Aid is Right to Play. It's a wonderful, narrow focus.
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The best way to be missed when you're gone is to stand for something when you're here.
